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A CAKE TO CELEBRATE SISTERHOOD:
Chapter HM of PEO (a philanthropic educational organization dedicated to the education of women) met April 19 in the home of Jan Scoggins to celebrate the 47th anniversary of their chapter. About 14 members enjoyed a selection of delicious salads, followed by a homemade three-layer marble cake, decorated with home baked chocolate chip cookies, and served with ice cream. The evening was filled with great conversation. Pictured here is the member who baked the cake, Katie Quaderer Linke. [SUBMITTED PHOTO]
State shifts COVID-19 response to “a new normal”
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment has executed a strategic and operational shift in its response to COVID-19, now calling it an “endemic” instead of a “pandemic.” “This is a good sign,” Ford County Health Department Administrator Angela Sowers told the Ford County Commission at its April 18 meeting. On March 31, the KDHE sent a document to local health departments and emergency managers titled “Shift to New Normal,” which states: “As COVID-19 shifts from a pandemic to an endemic disease, much like the common cold and annual flu, response efforts must shift accordingly.
Any day could be record store day in Ness City
There’s a sign on the front door of Black Hole Vinyl that reads, “Text me and I’ll be right over.” The record store is full of new and vintage vinyl records, cassette tapes and CD’s, but it doesn’t qualify to host an annual event called Record Store Day on April 23 that is celebrated around the world by his peers because owner Scott Barb doesn’t keep regular enough hours. “As far as I know I’m the only record store from here to Wichita,” Barb said.
Secretary of State hopeful chews the fat with fellow Republicans
Mike Brown, a Kansas secretary of state hopeful, broke bread with a dozen locals during lunchtime at Casey’s Cowtown April 19. The building contractor and former Johnson County Commissioner from Overland Park announced his candidacy in December so he said he can fix the elections process and go home as soon as possible.
BBB says your financial literacy may need a bit of a booster
Since 2004, April has been designated “Financial Literacy Month. It’s a time for assessing one’s own finances, and for increasing one’s knowledge about financial literacy There are tremendous advantages to doing so:
LOPP MOTORS SITE OF 1ST SODDY IN DODGE CITY:
Patricia Winger, historian officer for the Dodge City chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR), stands before a tablet the society mounted on Lopp Motors, 305 N. 2nd Ave., to recognize it as the site of the first sod house in Dodge City.
Don’t miss Leah Johnson: Prairie Visions at Stauth Museum
MONTEZUMA – The Leah Johnson exhibit has arrived at the Stauth Memorial Museum. According to the museum, Leah Johnson: Prairie Visions is on display in the Special Exhibitions Gallery now through Saturday, May 14.
PROUD POLICE:
Thomas and Sharon Imel congratulate their son Michael Imel following his swearing in as a Dodge City police officer by police chief Drew Francis at the April 18 City Commission meeting. When commissioners asked Imel to say a little bit about himself he said he was “born and raised in Dodge City.
Ford County joins fire investigation task force
The Ford County Commission approved fire response initiatives at its April 18 meeting. Commissioners Christopher Boys and Shawn Tasset were present at the meeting and Commissioner Ken Snook was present via speaker phone.